Filipino owned canneries in Bitung, Indonesia, are looking to import tuna from PNG, as they claim a ban on transshipment and unloading at sea in the Indonesian EEZ has impacted their raw...
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Indian Ocean Purse Seine Fishery Turning The Tables?
The IOTC will “hopefully and finally,” be discussing the idea of limiting the number of FADs deployed in the Indian Ocean. This is what Michel Goujon, the Director of Orthongel, says is...
PNG & Fiji To Host Pacific Tuna Forum 2015
Papa New Guinea and Fiji are set to co-host the Pacific Tuna Forum 2015 in September, which will see tuna industry players from around the globe meet to share experiences and address important...
Fresh Yellowfin Price Could Rise Even Higher
Climbing prices for EU yellowfin buyers could be further on the uptrend, with the Maldives monsoon season soon approaching. A hit to this supply could intensify price hikes witnessed since Sri...
Albacore Makes Up 80% Of Traditional Tuna Producer’s Turnover
For over 100 years, a small tuna processor in Bermeo, north Spain, has specialized in bonito del norte (albacore) fishing in European waters, and in the last few decades, has had to adapt to a...
Spanish Tuna Producer Launches New Unique Stuffed Loins
Spanish tuna producer, Lumar Seafood, just launched a new range of frozen healthy tuna products, “with a unique presentation for the market.” The new health-based recipes, pictured below, are...
Indonesian Fishing Firm Admits Abuse, Denies Slavery
A fishing company at the center of a recent Indonesian government crackdown, has denied slavery allegations, but admits it has abused workers. Management of the firm has even confirmed that...
WTO: 96% Of US “Dolphin Safe” Inaccurate
Yesterday the WTO announced its latest verdict on the US-Mexico ‘dolphin safe’ dispute concluding that the US’ labeling laws for this certification go against international trade laws, and...
Analysts Disagree On Thai Union Profit
There is little consensus in recent financial forecasts, as analyst predictions differ strongly on short-term earnings for Thai Union Frozen Products. Despite bullish profit estimations from...
FAO Report: Bycatch Mitigation On 7,500 Longliners Needs Improvement
In a new report published this week by the FAO, data reveals that there could be as many as 7,500 tuna longliners operating globally, 60 percent of which would be small scale vessels, less...
Everything Tuna At Seafood Expo Global
With just a few days to go until Europe’s largest seafood trade event kicks off in Brussels, we’ve been scouring the exhibitors that will be there and spying out everything tuna at this year’s...
IUU Vessel Caught Flying Philippine And Indonesian Flag
Flying the flags of both Indonesia and the Philippines, the KM Tuna Jaya vessel has been intercepted off the Talaud Islands regency. Officers from the Marine Resources and Fisheries...
2 Tuna Stocks Crossed Off NOAA Overfishing List
As the number of domestic fish stocks listed by NOAA as overfished drop to an all-time low, two tuna stocks get wiped off the register. The NOAA report, produced annually since 1997, is said...
New WTO Verdict: End Of ‘Dolphin Safe’ Dispute?
Concluding what has been years of debate between the US and Mexico, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has now ruled again that the States’ regulations on ‘dolphin safe’ labels for canned tuna...
UK Tuna Importer Ranked In Top 100 Profit Makers
A surge in profits has seen one UK tuna importer take a worthy position in The Sunday Times 2015 Profit Track 100 list of top performing businesses. The list ranks Britain’s private companies...
Forget The Wedding Cake, Guests Get A Slice Of Tuna
A traditional wedding cake could be a thing of the past, after the only cutting ceremony at a recent marriage was slicing a one meter blade into a bluefin tuna. Guests at the wedding in Osaka,...
Will Distant Slavery Links To TUF Have A Negative Effect On The Tuna Sector?
With extensive coverage from popular global media outlets and the corresponding input from governments and industry players, reports of slavery aboard fishing vessels, also indirectly inked...
Filipino Canned Tuna Just Got Sexier
The Philippines leading canned tuna producer has just topped its own ‘sexy’ scale by securing the endorsement of one of FHM’s ‘sexiest women in the world’ and launching a tuna commercial for...
Halt By Tuna Fleets: It’s Already Beginning To Happen
With a significant number of vessels tying up in port, under regional consensus or not, Maurice Brownjohn, Commercial Manager of the PNA, believes a fishery closure is beginning to happen....
Alaska Salmon Producers Go Back To MSC
Reversing a decision made in 2012, 10 Alaska seafood producing companies have announced that they will be re-joining MSC and seeking certification for the salmon they produce and sell. The...
